USS Cape Cod (AD-43)

The first USS "Cape Cod" (AD-43) was the third "Yellowstone" class destroyer tender in the United States Navy.

"Cape Cod" was laid down on 27 January 1979 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company and launched on 2 August 1980. The destroyer tender worked for many years in active naval service. "Cape Cod" provided materials and mobile facilities for ships requiring service or repair, in port or at sea. Although capable of servicing any ship in the fleet, "Cape Cod" was specially designed to assist the "Spruance" class destroyers, the CGN class cruisers and "Oliver Hazard Perry" class frigates. She also had special repair facilities to support ships with nuclear propulsion plants. [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ad-41.htm AD-41 Yellowstone ] ]

She was commissioned on 17 April 1982 and served 13 years as a destroyer tender before being decommissioned on 29 September 1995, and stricken from the Navy list on 7 April 1999.

As of 2008, she is berthed at the James River Reserve Fleet in Fort Eustis, VA, awaiting final disposal.

ee also

*USS "Barnstable County" (LST-1197)

External links

*http://gallery.linuxguru.net/uss-cape-cod-ad43
*http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/03/0343.htm
*http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ad-41.htm

References

*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/AD43.htm